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IRST BUSINESS SESSION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLYPresident Fred M. Hunter called the meeting to order at 9 A. M., Tuesday, July 5, and announced a short recess until the delegates could take their proper places. The delegates were seated in groups by States.

The President announced that the first business in order was the report of the Credentials Committee. Dr. Wright, of North Carolina, chairman of a sub-committee appointed by the Credentials Committee, reported that the committee had gone over the lists of names with the Secretary and that the credentials of four hundred and sixty-eight delegates, whose names were submitted in the report, were approved, and recommended that they be seated in the Assembly. It was further reported that there were many other delegates who had not yet submitted credentials, and recommended that such delegates be accepted and seated on the presentation of the delegate's badge together with the official credential card furnished by the Secretary and endorsed by the Committee. Dr. Wright moved the adoption of the report. The motion was seconded and carried. (The complete list of delegates constituting the Representative Assembly is on file in the Secretary's office and will be published later.)

The President announced that in the preparation of a program he had found it impossible to crowd all the important reports into the business sessions, and that some of these reports would be made at the general sessions and later taken up in the Representative Assembly for such consideration and action as might be determined.

Dr. W. B. Owen, of Illinois, moved the appointment of a Committee on Rules, consisting of seven delegates. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The President appointed the following as the Committee on Rules: Dr. Owen, of Illinois, Chairman; Miss Pond, of Nebraska; Miss Force, of Colorado; Miss MacGregor, of Minnesota; Mr. Oberholtzer, of Oklahoma; Mr. Brooks, of North Carolina; Mr. Engleman, of Illinois.

The Secretary was recognized and read a number of announcements. The President called upon Mr. Ira B. Bush, of Pennsylvania, to present the report of the Committee on Visual Education. President Hunter announced that this report and others presented at this session would be taken up for discussion and such action as might be determined at a later session of the Repre

having this subject in charge had not met and passed upon the report, and that, therefore, it should be referred back to the committee appointed by the Association. President Hunter announced that Miss Haley's protest would be entered in the record and that it would be considered when the subject was taken under consideration at a later session.

Miss Charl Ormond Williams, of Tennessee, then read the report of the Committee on Tenure. When Miss Williams had finished her report, Miss Haley, of Illinois, entered a formal protest against its consideration, stating that her reasons therefore were the same as those given by her with respect to the report of the Committee on Salaries; namely, that because the committee authorized by the Association to consider the subject had not met and passed

upon the report, it should therefore be referred back to the committee. President Hunter announced that Miss Haley's protest would be entered in the record and considered when the matter was taken up at a later session of the Representative Assembly. It was agreed that a similar protest by Miss Haley should be entered against the report, of the Committee on Pensions, which was to be presented next.

Dr. Pearse, of Wisconsin, called attention to the fact that the hour had arrived for the beginning of the departmental meetings, and moved that the Representative Assembly adjourn until 9 A. M. Wednesday. President Hunter announced that the report of the Committee on Pensions was brief, and suggested that it would be well, if possible, to hear that report before adjournment. Attention was called to the fact that the meeting of the Nominating Committee was set for 9 A. M. Wednesday, which would conflict with the regular meeting of the Assembly. Secretary Crabtree stated that the time of meeting of the Nominating Committee was fixed by the By-laws and could not be changed. President Hunter then put the motion to adjourn until 9 A. M. Wednesday. The motion was lost. Thereupon Mr. J. W. Carr, of Kentucky, presented the report of the Committee on Pensions. At the close of the presentation of this report, 10:40 A. M., the Representative Assembly took a recess until 9 A. M. on Wednesday, July 6th.

Wednesday, July 6, 1921

SECOND BUSINESS SESSION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY-The Assembly was called to order by President Hunter at 9 A. M., whereupon, in accordance with the program of the meeting, the President presented his report, which was enthusiastically received.

President Hunter next called upon Dr. George D. Strayer, of New York, who was recognized to present the report of the Legislative Commission. Miss Cornelia S. Adair, of Virginia, Chairman of the Committee on Financing Delegates, was called upon to present the report of this committee. Dr. Owen, of Illinois, was next recognized to present the report of the Committee on Rules. The following rules were recommended to govern the procedure of the Representative Assembly and after some discussion were adopted:

1. Seating and Organization of Delegates. The delegates from the several States, territories, and districts shall be seated in a body. Each State delegation shall elect a chairman of the delegation to serve through the annual meeting.

2. Delegates and Alternates. In the absence of a delegate from any meeting of the Representative Assembly, the alternate shall have the right to vote in his stead. In the absence of a delegate and his alternate, no other person shall be authorized to vote in their stead. Where a State or local affiliated association is represented by more than one delegate and alternate, in the absence of any delegate from the meeting of the Representative Assembly, the delegates from that State or local affiliated association shall select the alternate to act.

3. Debate. In debate on any motion, each speaker shall be limited to five minutes unless his time be extended either (1) by unanimous consent or (2) by vote of the Representative. Assembly.

4. Voting. No person may cast more than one vote in the proceedings of the Representative Assembly. In taking of a roll call, the roll shall be called by States; the chairman of each State delegation shall announce the ayes and noes on the question.

5. Parliamentary Procedure. Roberts' Rules of Order is adopted as the authority on parliamentary procedure.

President Hunter announced that the time for the consideration of reports had come, and that, since Miss Haley, of Illinois, had entered a formal protest against the consideration of certain reports, he would entertain a motion by Miss Haley on that subject. Miss Haley was called to the platform, and after a brief discussion, moved that the reports on Salaries, Tenure, and on Pensions be referred to the Committee on Salaries, Tenure, and Pensions of the Association. The motion was seconded. Miss Haley asked for the ruling by the Chair as to whether or not there was a Committee on Salaries, Tenure, and Pensions. The President declined to make a ruling on this point, stating that if he did so, in accordance with his opinion, he would have to rule Miss Haley's motion out of order and he did not wish to do this but wished the question decided upon its merits. Whereupon Miss Haley proceeded to discuss her motion.

When Miss Haley had proceeded for a few minutes, Dr. Wright, of North Carolina, made a point of order that the five minutes

tion of the Committee on Salaries, Tenure, and Pensions, and the constituting of three sub-committees to report on these three subjects, be made legal and binding. The substitute motion was seconded, and after some carried. discussion, was Mr. Hathaway

then moved that the reports of these three sub-committees be received. Miss Haley asked if they were to be received as reports of three separate committees, and the President ruled that they were the reports of the reconstituted general committee. Before the vote on the motion was taken, Miss Haley announced that she wished to file her protest in the record against a report of a committee being presented and received when the committee, of which these sub-commit

one minute,

ruled that Miss Haley had whereupon she proceeded with her discussion. When this time had elapsed the President asked unanimous consent to permit Miss Haley to speak for two more minutes, and ruled that unanimous consent was given. Whereupon Miss Haley proceeded with the discussion of her motion. President Hunter called Dr. Strayer to the chair, and taking the floor, proceeded to discuss Miss Haley's motion. When five minutes had elapsed the Chairman (Dr. Strayer) so announced and asked unanimous consent of the body to continue for two more minutes, which consent was given, and Mr. Hunter continued. At the close of his discussion President Hunter resumed the chair.

chairman of the board of trustees of the National Education Association and formerly its Treasurer and President, is president of the State Normal School at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been active in the affairs of the Association since 1891 when he first became a member.

tees are component parts, did not meet and did not have an opportunity to see the reports. The President ordered Miss Haley's protest filed in the record, whereupon the motion to receive the reports was duly put and carried.

President Hunter asked unanimous consent to dispense with the further discussion of reports received in order that the regular program announced to begin at 10:30 might proceed, whereupon at 11:25 A. M., the

Representative Assembly took a recess until 9 A. M. Thursday, July 7th.

Thursday, July 7, 1921

THIRD BUSINESS SESSION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY-The Assembly was called to order by President Hunter at 9 A. M. The Secretary was called upon and made a number of important announcements, one being that the attendance had gone beyond the five thousand mark.

The President announced that in accordance with the By-laws he had appointed the following Auditing Committee: Mr. Hawkins, of Ohio, Chairman; Miss Hamilton, of Minnesota; and Mr. Rice, of Oregon.

Dr. W. B. Owen was introduced and presented the report of the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education, on behalf of Dr. Kingsley, Chairman of the Committee.

Mr. Hugh S. Magill, Field Secretary of the Association, next presented his report. He was followed by Mr. Arthur H. Chamberlain, who presented the report of the Committee on Thrift Education.

The President announced that there are now officially before the Representative Assembly the committee reports made on Tuesday forenoon at the first business session on Salaries, Tenure, and Pensions; those made on Wednesday forenoon at the second business session by the President and by the Chairman of the Legislative Commission; and those presented this morning at this, the third business session.

The President further stated that the following reports had been presented at the general sessions but not at the official meeting of the Representative Assembly: Report of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal; Report of the Committee on Reorganization of Elementary Education; Report of the Committee on Sources of Revenue; Report of the Committee on Health Problems in Education; and the Report of the Committee on Illiteracy. The President ruled that these last named reports were not officially before the Representative Assembly, and that a motion would be necessary to bring them before the Assembly for such action as the Assembly might wish to take.

Dr. J. W. Abercrombie, of Alabama, moved that the list of reports named by the President as having been given before the general sessions be officially received by the Representative Assembly for such action thereon as might be determined by the Assembly. The motion was seconded and carried.

Dr. Owen, of Illinois, on behalf of Dr. Woods, of the Committee on Health Problems in Education, presented the following recommendations of the committee, and moved their adoption: That the Committee on Health Problems in Education, originally appointed under the National Council of

Education, be continued as a Committee on Health Problems in Education of the National Education Association, and that this committee be authorized; first, to continue its program with the coöperation of a similar committee of the American Medical Association; second, to enlist the coöperation of other organizations and agencies qualified to furnish desirable coöperation; third, to encourage the organization in each State of a Committee on Health Problems in Education by the State teachers' association, to coöperate with a similar committee of physicians appointed by the State medical societies in the several States. The motion to adopt was seconded and carried.

Dr. Owen reported the recommendations of the Committee on Sources of Revenue and moved their adoption. After considerable discussion regarding the form in which the recommendation should be presented, and the suggestions of several amendments which were accepted by Dr. Owen, the motion was presented in the following form:

1. That the Executive Committee be authorized to establish as soon as the finances of the Association would permit, a department of investigation and research in the Secretary's office at Washing

ton.

2. That the head of this department be a trained student of economics and statistics.

3. That this department inaugurate immediately a continuing service to the affiliated State and local associations with respect to the sources of school revenue and finances through THE JOURNAL of the Association, and through bulletins and more comprehensive studies.

4. That these studies contemplate the development of a comprehensive standard treatment of the whole subject of school economics.

5. That the Association invite the affiliated State associations to create State committees on revenue to cooperate with the department at the National headquarters, and with the Committee on Sources of Revenue of the Association.

The motion to adopt was seconded and carried.

Mrs. Bradford, of Colorado, was then recognized and addressed the Assembly, calling particular attention to the two great meetings of the Association, the Annual Meeting in July, and the meeting of the Department of Superintendence in February, suggesting that these should be combined into one great meeting, and to that end moved that the Executive Committee be requested to conduct a careful investigation of the advisability of holding annually one great meeting, a union of these two meetings; and that after such an investigation the Executive Committee be empowered to bring about such a change, if the Committee should think advisable. The motion was duly seconded. Mr. Moore, of Illinois, moved to amend the motion requiring the Executive Committee to report their conclusions back to the Representative Assembly for action.

The President ruled that the motion and the amendment were both unnecessary, and that because the By-laws give the Executive

Committee full power without any action by the Assembly, but that the motion was valid in so far as it requested the Executive Committee to investigate the matter.

Mr. Hathaway, of Florida, offered as a substitute motion that the Executive Committee be requested to make a thorough investigation and report its findings to the Representative Assembly at the next annual meeting for such action as the Assembly might wish to take. The substitute motion was seconded, and after discussion was voted upon and carried.

The President announced that he had called a meeting of the presidents of the departments on July 3 as announced at the

WALTER P. MORGAN, presi

dent of the Department of Normal Schools of the National Education Association 1921-22, has been president of the Western Illinois State Teachers' College, Macomb, Illinois, since 1912. Mr. Morgan is past-secretary of the National Council of Normal School Presidents and Principals.

Atlantic City meeting, and that at this meeting the presidents of the various departments discussed the necessity of amendments to the By-laws to set out more clearly the powers and limitations of the different departments of the Association; that at this meeting a committee was appointed to prepare such proposed amendments to the Bylaws, which amendments had been unanimously approved by the presidents of the different departments and ordered printed and distributed for the consideration of the Representative Assembly; that these pro

posed amendments were now in the hand. of the delegates; and that at a later session the committee would ask unanimous consent of the Representative Assembly to have these proposed amendments to the By-laws considered for immediate adoption.

Dr. Culbertson, of Iowa, moved that the Executive Committee be requested to consider the recommendation of the Field Secretary for an assistant. The recommendation of the Field Secretary referred to in this motion was made in his oral report to the Representative Assembly, and was as fol

lows:

I think the Association should have some one at the headquarters' office to take charge of the important work of collecting information from all parts of the country that will be of value to State and local associations. In other words, the National Education Association should be a clearinghouse for such information as State and local associations may need in carrying forward their programs.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Matthews, of Arizona, and carried.

In reply to an inquiry from Dr. Owen, of Illinois, as to when amendments to the By-laws would be considered the President announced that full opportunity would be given at the business session tomorrow, Friday, for such business of that nature as any member of the Representative Assembly might desire to bring up. Whereupon the Representative Assembly adjourned to meet Friday at 9 A. M.

Friday, July 8, 1921

FOURTH, AND FINAL, BUSINESS SESSION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY-President Hunter called the Assembly to order promptly at 9 A. M. and announced a recess of a few minutes while the delegates were being seated. The session was then called to order for business.

The Secretary was introduced and made a number of announcements-that the new Board of Directors would meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock; that the Executive ComImittee would meet at the close of the meeting of the Board of Directors; and that th Board of Trustees would meet at 4 o'clock; all these meetings to be held on the mezzanine floor of the Fort Des Moines Hotel.

President Hunter announced that the first order of business would be the report of the Secretary which had been printed and was in the hands of the delegates. Secretary Crabtree made a brief oral report emphasizing some of the points brought out in his printed report. On motion duly seconded the report of the Secretary was received and placed on file.

Miss Cornelia S. Adair, Treasurer of the Association, was introduced to present the Treasurer's report. She stated that the official report had been printed and placed in the hands of the delegates; that it had been duly audited by a firm of auditors appointed by the President, and that it had also

been audited and approved by the Auditing Committee of the Association. She then presented a supplemental report, which she asked to be considered as a part of her complete report. In this supplemental report the Treasurer made two specific recommendations: First, that a closer coöperation between local and State associations and the National Association be brought about, and that the dues for all be arranged on a budget plan and collected by the local association; and, second, that active members of the Association be made active members for life on payment of one hundred dollars, said amount to be added to the Permanent Fund of the Association.

$126.65 622.84

Annual Convention: Department Expenses.. State Directors...

Clerical Services:

Registration Bureau..$420.40 Post Office..

79.50

Stationery and Office Supplies Telephone and Telegrams...

Miscellaneous:

Department of Superintendence: Expenses of President......

Clerical Services: Registration Bureau.. $82.61 Stenographic Service..

Publicity....

Printing:

25.75

Programs...
Miscellaneous.

Telegrams..

Miscellaneous:

Expenses of Secretary $96.95 Expenses of Mr. Crab

tree to Trenton.... 112.57 Speakers on Program 395.58 Music..

Flowers for Mr. Ken

Expenses

Board of Trustees-Expenses

126,914.88

$133,247.88

$875.44

CORN

WORNELIA S. ADAIR, of Richmond, Virginia, Treasurer of the National Education Association, whose recommendation that provision be made for the payment of dues for life, was adopted by the Representative Assembly at Des Moines. Miss Adair is pastpresident of the National League of Teachers' Associations.

Express and Freight: Distribution of Volumes....

Printing:

Rent, Light, Power, Heat, Janitor

tins.

Stationery and Office Sup

Miscellaneous

plics

3,180.43

287.91

961.46

May 31, 1921...

10,848.50

$10,149.89

59.75 146.26

6,389.40

6,394.12

$126,853.76 128,591.29

$1,737.53

Certificate of Auditors

To the President of the National Education Association:

We have audited the accounts of the National Education Association, and of the Treasurer, and of the Secretary, for the year ended May 31, 1921, and certify that the foregoing statement of Income and Expenses is correct, and is in accordance with the books of the Association. The Secretary's Working Fund of $5,000.00 has also been verified by us. MARWICK, MITCHELL CO.

New York, June 20, 1921.

Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston, of Washington, First Vice-President of the Association, presented the report of the Executive Committee. Mrs. Preston stated that the report had been printed and was in the hands of the delegates, and that it included the budget for the ensuing year, with estimated income and expenditures and also the recommendations of the Executive Committee on appropriations for the different committees of the Association, and the specific recommendation that all committees of the Association and of its departments terminate with this meeting and that hereafter the life of all committees automatically terminate at the end of the year for which appointed, except such as are continued by vote of the Representative Assembly.

Mrs. Preston moved that the report and recommendations of the Executive Committee with respect to the budget and the appropriations for committees for the ensuing year be adopted. The motion was seconded and carried. Mrs. Preston then moved that the recommendation of the Executive Committee with respect to the committees of the Association be adopted. The motion was seconded and carried. Mrs. Preston then reported the recommendation of the Executive Committee that the National Association of Elementary School Principals be recognized as a department of the Association, and that it be known as the Department of Elementary School Principals, and moved the adoption of the report and recommendation. The motion was seconded and unanimously carried.

Mrs. Preston presented the recommendation of the Executive Committee that the Representative Assembly approve the printed reports of the Secretary and the heads of departments, and the adoption by the Executive Committee within its discretion of the suggestions and recommendations contained therein. After some discussion, it was brought out that this action was not necessary, as action previously taken covered the important recommendations, and that the Executive Committee within the limitations of the By-laws would have power to take such action as it might deem necessary. Whereupon Mrs. Preston asked leave to withdraw her motion, which was granted. The report of the Executive Committee is as follows:

(See table to the right.)

The Executive Committee recommends that there be voted the sum of $3000 as a lump-sum appropriation to be used, if necessity arises, for increasing the appropriations already made by action of the Executive Committee, and $500 to be added for increasing the appropriations for departments and State Directors.

The Executive Committee recommends that the life of all old committees of the Association and its departments terminate with this meeting and that hereafter the life of all committees automatically terminate with the year for which appointed, except as continued by a vote of the Representative